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US’ Antony Blinken arrives in China

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday arrived in China on his second visit in a year as the US ramps up pressure on its rival over its support for Russia while also seeking to manage tensions ... read more

SK Hynix Inc announces US$15bn chip expansion

SK Hynix Inc plans to spend about US$14.6 billion building a new memorychip complex in South Korea, preparing to meet rapidly growing demand for semiconductors employed in artificial intelligence (AI) ... read more

Parties differ on handling of death penalty issue

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers yesterday clashed over the death penalty a day after the Constitutional Court heard oral arguments about its ... read more

Nation’s securities account balance reaches record high of NT$3.51trillion

The nation’s securities account balance, a gauge of retail investors’ confidence in local equities, rose to its highest level last month, as the TAIEX rallied 1,327.68 points, or 7 percent, data ... read more

Generative AI market potential ‘infinite’: Qualcomm vice president

The potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is “infinite” and it is therefore hard to estimate what its market value could rise to, evidenced by the huge range of predictions — US$200 ... read more

Chiu voices regret over suicides, vows to add counselors

Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) yesterday called suicides in the military “regrettable” and pledged to increase the number of military counselors to prevent further incidents. Chiu’s ... read more

Ohtani blasts homer into Nationals’ 2nd deck

Shohei Ohtani on Tuesday night slammed a 450-foot (137m) homer to the second deck in right field in his first visit to Nationals Park, as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 4-1. read more

India’s Modi working hard to achieve lofty general election goals

Modi is being buoyed by several factors that might help him meet his seat target. India is one of the fastest-growing major economies, a temple where a centuries-old mosque once stood is now open — ... read more

Defense minister downplays military expert’s warning

The warning by retired air force lieutenant general Chang Yen-ting (張延廷), was based on a Ministry of National Defense chart posted on Sunday last week, which showed two Chinese fighter jets crossing ... read more

Mama Yang’s broken children

Mama Yang [the main character of Come Home, My Child] hosts a radio program and interviewed me. That’s how I got to know her and her story. I’m interested in immigrant stories. Later, I found out she ... read more

US Senate approves bill mandating aid to Taiwan

The US Senate on Tuesday approved US$95 billion in aid to Taiwan, Ukraine and Israel, with the package of bills containing the funding expected to be signed into law after press time last night. read more

Judicial Yuan seeks to address personnel shortage

The Judicial Yuan yesterday said it has proposed amendments to the Court Organization Act (法院組織法) and other laws in a bid to hire more judicial staff and tackle the issue of overwork. Case numbers ... read more